Military Operations in Cities
Dr Alice Hills, holder of a Thank-Offering to Britain Fellowship 2001-02, describes some of the findings of her recent research project on the theory and practice of military operations on urban terrain.
The whole article can be downloaded as a PDF file.
Published in Review, Issue 7.
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